CASE MANAGER

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary

The Case Manager has the primary responsibility of providing therapeutic program services to residents.  It is assigned a specific caseload of residents and monitors the service delivery for them while they are enrolled in the program.  These services may include didactic, psycho- educational, individual and group counseling, peer awareness activities, therapeutic encounters, crisis intervention and recordkeeping. The Case Manager provides these services within the scope of local certification, licensure, and credentialing authorities and in accordance with internal and external assurances and prohibitions.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• The Case Manager ensures compliance with standard internal and external and other accrediting agency contract policies and procedures.
• Facilitates daily clinical program activities in accordance with the established clinical schedule. Activities may include daily process groups and Therapeutic Community (TC) meetings, weekly program curriculum lectures, Life Skills seminars, caseload groups and specialized groups focusing on the areas of Anger Management, Relapse Prevention, Job Readiness preparation and Parenting Skills.
• Conducts initial intake session with new residents assigned to the program and orientates them about program requirements, reviews the residents criminal file and establishes a preliminary treatment plan.
• Conducts bi-weekly individual counseling sessions with assigned caseload. These sessions may include the following tasks: completion of a monthly progress report, monthly treatment planning, goal setting, crisis intervention, behavioral adjustment sessions, psychological referrals, and discharge planning in order to provide recommendations and referral sites for continued treatment upon their release.
• Maintains clinical charts (electronic and hard copy versions) for assigned resident caseload and ensures all documentation is completed in accordance with established deadlines and program policies.
• Monitors and addresses behavioral issues displayed by the resident population and conducts daily visual room inspections.
• Participates in compilation of data and program reporting functions.
• Participates in staff meetings, seminars and workshops, as required.
• May perform the duties of a Monitor including resident intakes, check-ins, breath analysis and drug screens, to provide backup when necessary.
• Monitors facility sanitation and safety. Assigns daily housekeeping chores to residents to comply with facility standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in the field of Psychology, Criminal Justice, Counseling, Social Work, or related field(s) Master’s degree preferred. (A combination of education and experience may be considered based on management’s discretion).
• Valid, active state driver’s license.
• Knowledge of the fields of addictions or mental health counseling preferred. Required skills include: time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to conduct small didactic groups, maintaining control, and facilitating resident participation and self-discovery is required.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time in a fluid work environment is required.
• Knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of 12-Step programs or comparable program techniques.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.